New Student Photo Entry #6

The following photos come from incoming MIA student James Canonge. Where the photo was taken:  Jérémie, Haiti A brief description of the photo:  These guys would hang around the construction site of an orphanage we were building in rural Haiti.  Eager to show us some local produce, one climbed a nearby tree and plucked this…

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New Student Photo Entry #5

The first two photos were submitted by Yi Ren, an incoming MPA student. This photo was taken in June of 2007 in Lugu Lake, Yunnan Province of China. I was exactly astonished by the purified natural landscape. It was hard to catch this scene because if you went there in a rainy day you would…

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SIPA Alumus Comments on Iranian Election

Recent subscribers to this blog may not be aware of another great blog – The Morningside Post (TMP).  TMP is a SIPA student blog and they have great articles on a wide variety of topics. A great example is TMP coverage of the election in Iran.  SIPA alumnus Matteen Makolla is an Iranian-American who is…

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International Summit on Job Creation and Workforce Development

Even though it is summer at SIPA and many of our students are dispersed around the world completing internships, activities at the university focused on policy issues do not stop.  Evidence can be found in a summit that took place yesterday, featuring a keynote address by NYC Major Michael Bloomberg. “Job Creation and Workforce Development”…

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New Student Photo Entry #4

The following photos come from Jamal Haider, incoming MIA student. Photo Taken at: Sigiriya Rock Fort in Sri Lanka Description: This picture was taken at the Sigiriya Rock Fort in Sri Lanka during my visit to the country in March 2008. The Fort was built by King Kashypa around 1650 years back. The entrance to…

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